1145 ⟶ Second Crusade Launched
1148: The Second Crusade is launched in response to the fall...
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✝️ Pope Urban II Preaches the First Crusade
Pope Urban II calls upon Western Europeans to take up the cross and reclaim the Holy Lands, officially commencing the First Crusade.⟶
CrusadesReligious WarfareCatholicismHoly LandMiddle AgesPilgrimageIslamChristianityMedieval Europe
France
Vatican City
Israel
Syria
Turkey⚔️ First Crusade: Siege of Antioch
the Siege of Antioch during the First Crusade⟶
CrusadesMedieval WarfareSiege WarfareHoly LandByzantine EmpireMuslimsReligious Conflict
TurkeySyriaFrance
United Kingdom⚔️ Sigurd I of Norway's Crusade to the Holy Land
1111: Sigurd I of Norway becomes the first Norwegian king to embark on a crusade to the Holy Land. He fights in Lisbon and on various Mediterranean isles and helps the King of Jerusalem to take Sidon from the Muslims.⟶
CrusadesMedieval WarfareHoly LandKingdom of JerusalemMilitary CampaignLisbon
Norway
PortugalIsrael
Lebanon⚔️ Second Crusade Launched
1148: The Second Crusade is launched in response to the fall of the County of Edessa.⟶
CrusadesMiddle AgesHoly LandChristianityMilitary CampaignFrankish StatesPapal StatesReligious WarfareKingdom of JerusalemIslamic World
FranceUnited KingdomSyriaTurkey⚔️ Preparations for the Third Crusade
1192: The Third Crusade is an attempt by European leaders to wrest the Holy Land from Saladin.⟶
CrusadesHoly LandMedieval WarfareSaladinPhilip II of FranceHoly Roman EmpireMilitary CampaignReligious Conflict
United KingdomFrance⚔️ Fifth Crusade Launches, Attacks and Captures Damietta
1221: Fifth Crusade captures Egyptian Ayyubid port city of Damietta; ultimately the Crusaders withdraw.⟶
CrusadesMedieval WarfareAyyubid DynastyMilitary CampaignHoly LandReligionMiddle AgesPapal States
EgyptFrance